Comprehension task

I. Read the word combinations and translate them into Russian

leave school, future profession, future life, independent life, serious examination, important question, definite answer, aviation and space engineer, well-educated, well-informed, to realize plans and dreams, to develop instrumentation and avionics, artificial satellite, subsequent spacecraft, to pursue career, national economy, qualified engineer.

II. Make up the word combinations

1. leave 2. choose 3. football 4. space 5. air 6. develop 7. bring 8. subsequent 9. space 10. national

a) player b) school c) pleasure d) profession e) spacecraft f) engineer g) scientists h) companies i) economy j) instrumentation

III. Fill in the missing words (decided, choice, designers, thing, question)

1. It's not an easy to make the right … of a job.

2. It's very important … for me.

3. Now I have already … what to do.

4. The weather is very important … for the flights.

5. I will work in a group of … to develop instrumentation and avionics.

IV. Find synonyms in the list of words

leave, specialty, self-contained, certain, essential, complete, profession, prefer, the next day, cosmonaut, next, independent, important, definite, spaceman, research, tomorrow, like, subsequent, exploration.

V. Find antonyms in the list of words

easy, difficult, dependent, important, unimportant, independent, hate, subsequent, start, previous, finish, children, pleasure, grown-ups, love, artificial, displeasure, natural.

VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements

1. It's not an easy to make the right choice of a job.

2. To be an aviation and space engineer is not very difficult at all.

3. The weather is very important thing for the flights.

4. Parents must make their children choose the thing they like

5. The importance of space explorations, their benefit for the national economy is evident.

VII. Match the questions with the answers

1. Is it easy to make the right choice of a job?	а) Yes, you must.
2. Must you be well-educated and well-informed?	b) No, they mustn’t.
3. Should the profession be chosen according to the character and hobbies of the person?	c) Yes, it should.
4. Must parents make their children choose the thing they like?	d) Yes, I will.
5. Will you do everything to realize your plans and dreams?	e) No, it isn’t.

VIII. Answer the questions

1. What choice should everyone do after leaving school?

2. Why did you choose the profession of aviation and rocketry engineer?

3. What kind of person should a good specialist be?

4. What will you do after graduating from the university?

5. Where would you like to pursue your career?

6. What is the importance of space exploration?

7. Who helped you to make your mind when choosing the profession?